Roots & Wings Classes - Fall 2020
Roots & Wings is a farm-based drop off program for children between the ages of 5 and 13. The classes are mixed ages with three adults present to ensure a positive experience across the age ranges (a professional lead teacher, a trained teacher's assistant, and a classroom parent).
Students must be enrolled for the full semester, which runs 11 weeks from August 31st to November 12th this fall. Fall tuition is $400 per child per class. There is a $50 non-refundable registration fee per family and a $30 materials fee per child per class to support the need for increased individualization of materials due to COVID-19.
The following is our fall schedule, please note the ages for each class:
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Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
9:30 to 12:30 |
Farm & Forest Seedlings (5&6 year olds) |
Mindful Movement (7+ year olds) |
Farm & Forest Friends (7+ year olds) |
Farm & Forest Seedlings (5&6 year olds) |
1:30 to 4:30 |
Art in Nature (7+ year olds) |
Art in Nature (7+ year olds) |
Farm & Forest Friends (7+ year olds) |
Art in Nature Projects (10+ year olds) |
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Farm & Forest - Students will work in the children's garden area to grow food and tend to animals using small-scale organic, regenerative agriculture techniques. Participants will learn how to cultivate nature observation, awareness and ancestral skills as they develop a passion to learn about how the world around them works and how they can use their unique interests and abilities to help make it a better place.
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Farm & Forest Seedlings - This class will welcome our youngest friends (5 and 6 years old) to explore the farm in a creative, playful, and fun way. Over the course of the semester we will discover science, literacy, math, and art topics, all through exploration of nature. There will be many opportunities for child-directed learning and working together through farm care, gardening, and of course play!
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Art in Nature - In this class students will build confidence and awareness about ourselves, others and the world around us in a way not normally taught in an art class for this age group. We will take nature and zoom in! See all the colors in what seems only one color, see the patterns and see the beauty in things we may have not known how to look for before. Big projects for the semester will focus on adding artistic elements to the children's area of the farm, like decorative signs, garden sculptures, for the mixed ages class and murals and mosaics for the 10+ class.
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Mindful Movement - This class will be a space to talk about and experience how to strive for holistic well being by listening to our minds and bodies and nurturing our self esteem, which will help us share our strengths and spread kindness. Students will: practice mindfulness and use our creativity to connect with ourselves and others - all through movement, yoga, music, journaling, crafts and playing.
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